Episodes

Join Paul Hickin, Stuart Penson, and Simon Ferrie in this episode of Energy Oracles, as they dissect their findings from London International Energy Week. They discuss the complex world where oil, gas, and green energy intersect, highlighting the massive challenge and rapid expansion of renewables, despite rising emissions and energy demand. The conversation also covers the pivotal role of non-OPEC production growth, the reality check on hydrogen, and the intricacies of carbon pricing in driving...

A pause on US LNG export approvals suggests gas will be ultimate political football ahead of the US elections. Petroleum Economist’s Editor-in-chief Paul Hickin and Seth Haskell a research analyst at Global Energy Infrastructure discuss the significant projects at risk from the move, how LNG fits into the energy trilemma debate for the US and who could be potential winners and losers.

COP28 was a ‘pragmatic’ step in the right direction as energy sustainability must work in tandem with security and even more importantly affordability, says Sara Vakhshouri, founder and president of SVB Energy International. In a conversation with Petroleum Economist’s editor-in-chief, Paul Hickin, Vakhshouri argues the solution to the trilemma relies on diversity of supply, allowing individual countries to follow their own transition path and ensuring decarbonization doesn’t come at the expense...

With 35,000 professionals, across 60 countries, UK based Wood plc are one of the world’s leading consulting and engineering companies operating across Energy and Materials markets. Whilst ranked in top three engineering firms in Oil & Gas, Refining & Petrochemicals, 22% of their $5.5 billion revenues are now generated from sustainable solutions. In this episode of the Octave (formerly Hexagon_ Digital Twin podcast series, we will be examining with Wood plc’s Mark Littleford, Engineering Systems ...

The deployment of CCS and CCUS globally is accelerating as it now widely acknowledged as one of the key technologies for achieving net-zero and the limiting of global warming to 1.5 degrees. Crucial to the performance of all carbon capture systems as the industry scales up is CO2 compression. Carbon Economist is delighted to host this exclusive podcast with MAN Energy Solutions to explore its unique range of technologies in this key area. With its unrivalled expertise and skills, MAN Energy So...

With OPEC+ prepared to defend $75–80/bl and buyers adjusting to elevated prices, the oil market may have found a new Goldilocks price—one that is neither too hot nor too cold for producers and consumers alike. Ole Hansen, head of commodity research at Saxo Bank, tells Paul Hickin, editor-in-chief at Petroleum Economist, that while geopolitical risks could cause the market to spike, economic fundamentals and dormant supply are likely to keep prices capped in 2024.

Epic changes in the oil market have created unexpected crude and product flows, says Dave Ernsberger, head of market reporting and trading solutions at S&P Global Commodity Insights. In a conversation with Petroleum Economist’s Editor-in-chief, Paul Hickin, at APPEC in Singapore, Ernsberger highlights both the dislocations and adaptability, and explains the relationship between the physical and financial oil markets given the debate over the potential for a disconnect between them.

Harbour Energy is the largest independent oil and gas company operating on the UKCS and has interests in Indonesia, Vietnam, Mexico and Norway. The company has grown through mergers and acquisition of assets from other operators resulting in a diverse portfolio of engineering systems with variable information quality. In 2021, an initiative was launched to establish a digital twin solution covering their UK operated assets to enable value creation through the use of shared and collaborative plat...

A lack of investment in oil and gas is a “serious problem” and the dangers and evidence are starting to build in recent years, warns the International Energy Forum’s Secretary General Joe McMonigle in a conversation with Petroleum Economist’s Editor-in-chief, Paul Hickin. The IEF stands in the eye of the storm bringing together key oil producers, consumers and policy makers in a bid for “progress over perfection” on the dual and interlinked challenge of the energy crisis and the climate crisis.